Jill captioned the photo on Instagram, “Merry Christmas from the Dillard’s! As we rejoice in the celebrations around the birth of Jesus Christ, we thank God for our precious little gift! “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” #Isaiah9:6”

The family has long faced controversy for their staunchly pro-life beliefs. Despite a petition by Change.org garnering over 180,000 names to cancel the family’s TV series, the Duggars’ show continues.

If anything, Jim Bob Duggar feels the petition attempt just gave the family “more exposure.”

“We have since 1973 (when Roe v. Wade was decided) had 55 million abortions, so what we have going on is a baby holocaust,” Jim Bob Duggar said during the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit.

The next season of 19 Kids and Counting will air on February 17. In the meantime, the family kept busy sharing their holiday adventures over Facebook. Festivities included a gift wrapping extravaganza and a quadruple date night with Jim Bob and Michelle and their three married children and their spouses.

Josh shared that during the Christmas season, the family often considers the acronym JOY — Jesus first, others second, and yourself last.

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